69 dead in Yemen capital arms depot blasts

Sanaa: At least 69 people were killed and 250 others were wounded by explosions after coalition warplanes hit an arms depot on the outskirts of Sanaa, a medical official said Tuesday.

"These are the cases registered so far," the official said, adding that most of those killed and wounded were civilians.

Residents said that explosions at a military base at Mount Noqum, in the eastern outskirts of Yemen´s capital, lasted until midday on Tuesday after coalition jets struck the depot late Monday.

The depot was bombed again on Tuesday, an AFP correspondent said. (AFP)